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The e-mail part of the newsletter consists of the News and Events section. All links to other articles below will take you to our website. News and Events A Writer's World: The Matrix Redocumented May Meeting Report: From Michelangelo to Madonna... The Wandering Eye: Technical Communications Blogs From the President's Desk Are You on the Endangered Species List? Information Architecture of Content Development The Opportunity of a Lifetime
About the STC: The Society for Technical Communication is an individual membership organization dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication. It is the largest organization of its type in the world. Its 25,000 members include technical writers and editors, content developers, documentation specialists, technical illustrators, instructional designers, academics, information architects, usability and human factors professionals, visual designers, Web designers and developers, and translators - anyone whose work makes technical information available to those who need it. The STC Toronto Chapter was founded in 1959 (then the Society of Technical Writers) and is the largest chapter in Canada. About this Newsletter: This newsletter is produced monthly by the STC Toronto Chapter and is sent to all registered members. If you have any feedback or ideas, please e-mail editor Philip Kahn at: newsletter@stctoronto.org Our mailing list comes directly from the STC, so if you want to receive the newsletter at another address you will need to login to their members profile section and update your information. The STC Toronto Chapter will not share nor sell our address list and will only send e-mails with information we believe to be useful and relevant to our members. |
From the President's Desk:
Your New Executive Committee by Robert Milkovich Welcome to summer! I want to thank everyone who worked very hard this year putting on a great lineup of speakers and steering the chapter through the STC's Transformation Process. It's been a busy year for everyone with lots of change in the air. The Executive Committee have spent a lot of time repositioning the chapter to thrive in the new organizational structure of the STC. As a result of these changes, our chapter will be in a strong position to offer new, member-only programs to help you build your career and gain competitive advantage from being part of STC Toronto. This year, thanks to Joan Janes, we launched a new Tutor Service - we put tutors in touch with those who want to learn how to be a technical communicator. We have nine tutors so far, and the list is growing. Check our web site for details. We're almost ready to launch a new web site. Besides the new look, the site has been completely redesigned under the hood to enable us to expand our online services for you. We'll be offering a new searchable, online directory for members so that you can increase your visibility. If you have unique skills, we'll help people find you. We will also provide the job bank free to members, while non-members will pay a fee for limited access. You will also be able to buy your favourite technical communication books through our expanded online bibliography. And, we will be offering @stctoronto.org email addresses to our members. Watch for these services over the summer. We also have a very exciting new Executive Committee for the 2005-2006 season: President - Rob Hanna Please join me in welcoming the new committee, and your new President, Rob Hanna. I think you'll agree that our chapter will continue to be strong and vibrant in the coming years. And thank you for making my two years as President a very enjoyable experience. Have a safe and happy summer! Robert Milkovich is the outgoing President of the STC Toronto Chapter. |
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